as in smoky
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The Persian Polymath Avicenna compared the urine of newly pregnant women to chickpea water, which turned red in the later stages and a black, sooty color after childbirth.
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Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
At Race Point in Provincetown sightings included a sooty shearwater, 23 common murres, 600 razorbills, 30 black-legged kittiwakes, and 5 Iceland gulls.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021
This is a novel of warrenlike buildings, sooty doors, small rooms that smell of mice and leather.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2021
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Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
At Race Point in Provincetown sightings included a sooty shearwater, 23 common murres, 600 razorbills, 30 black-legged kittiwakes, and 5 Iceland gulls.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021
This is a novel of warrenlike buildings, sooty doors, small rooms that smell of mice and leather.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooty
smoky
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The star wore her hair in a sleek bun and sported a smoky makeup look.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Ooni Karu 2 Pro Ooni Karu 2 $799 $639 Amazon $799 Ooni Can’t decide between the ease of gas and the smoky flavor of wood?—
Jeff Akin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2025
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“Sooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooty. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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